Episode · Interesting Times · 2025-07-17
Books mentioned on Is Toxic Empathy Poisoning the Left? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
Allie Beth Stuckey , conservative Christian podcaster, joins Ross on “Interesting Times” this week to explain why “toxic empathy” has a stranglehold on politics, whether evangelical Christians have a red line President Trump could cross and why her commentary has echoes of Phyllis Schlafly.
Allie Beth Stuckey discussed Against Empathy by Paul Bloom.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Against Empathy
Against Empathy by Paul Bloom is a psychology book that argues against relying on empathy as a moral guide, suggesting instead that rational compassion leads to better ethical outcomes.
Discussed“I heard Abigail Shrier first say this, and I think she might have even gotten this from Paul Bloom, which is a Yale psychologist who wrote a book called against empathy.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Toxic Empathy
“So you wrote a book entitled toxic empathy how progressives exploit Christian compassion.”